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Changing
to Serve
Talking Point
What do our neighbours think of
nursing homes, seniors and ageing?
Students sharing their ambitions
“When I’m 65 years
old, I’d be at a Taylor
Swift concert,” says
one child.
Others think they would be travelling the world,
fulfilling their childhood dreams (one wants
to be a scientist) and sharing stories with their
grandchildren. Yet older adults as we know today
are more concerned about their health and wealth.
What happened over the years? How can we
create a way for us to grow older with hope and
aspiration rather than dread and trepidation?
To help us understand how our community feels
about ageing and eldercare spaces, we started in
November 2017 a series of show-dialogues that use
drama elements like props and temporary human
installations to tease out the participants’ thoughts
and emotions. The three key questions we sought
answers to were:
◆ What do you think of nursing homes / seniors?
◆ How / When is a nursing home relevant to me?
◆ How can a nursing home play a bigger role in the
community it’s in?
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